Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English association football club based in Plymouth, Devon. Founded in 1886 as Argyle Football Club,Danes (2009), Complete Record, pp. 10–11. they became a professional club in January 1903,Danes (2009), Complete Record, pp. 14–15. and were elected to the Southern League ahead of the 1903–04 season. The club won the Southern League championship in 1913 and finished as runners-up on two occasions,Cowdery & Curno (2009), Miscellany, p. 42. before being elected to the Football League in 1920, where they compete to this day,. The Football League. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010. as a founder member of the Third Division."Plymouth Argyle" . Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 12 October 2010. Argyle won their first Football League championship, and promotion to the Second Division for the first time, ten years later in 1930.Danes (2009), Complete Record, pp. 23–24. As of May 2011, the club has won five championships in the Football League, gained promotion on eight occasions, and been relegated nine times."Plymouth Argyle" . Statto. Retrieved 8 August 2010. Four of those league championships were won in the third tier, which is a divisional record."Past winners" . The Football League. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2010. Argyle have made one appearance at Wembley Stadium, in which they won the 1996 Third Division play-off final."Pilgrims progress" . The Independent. Rupert Metcalf. 26 May 1996. Retrieved 4 August 2010. The club has also achieved moderate success in domestic cup competitions; they reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1984,Danes (2009), Complete Record, pp. 71–72."Where are they now?" . BBC Sport. Chris Bevan; Chris Charles. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2010. and the quarter-finals in 2007."Argyle 0–1 Watford" . Plymouth Argyle. 11 March 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2010."Plymouth 0–1 Watford" . BBC Sport. Mandeep Sanghera. 11 March 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2010. Argyle have also reached the semi-finals of the League Cup twice, in 1965 and 1974."1964–65 results" . Statto. Retrieved 8 August 2010."1973–74 results" . Statto. Retrieved 8 August 2010.

Since introducing professionalism, more than 900 players have made a competitive first team appearance for the club. All players who have featured in 100 or more such matches are listed below. The club's all-time appearance record is held by Kevin Hodges, who made 620 appearances for Argyle between 1978 and 1992."Kevin Hodges profile" . Plymouth Argyle. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2010. Nine other players have made at least 400 appearances for the club, with the two most recent being born and raised in Plymouth; Mickey Evans and Paul Wotton, with the latter being the club's most successful captain.Danes (2009), Complete Record, pp. 124–125. The all-time goalscoring record is held by Sammy Black,Danes (2009), Complete Record, p. 84. who scored 184 times between 1924 and 1938. He is also second on the all-time appearance list, having played in 491 matches for Argyle. Four other players have scored at least 100 goals for the club, with the most recent being Tommy Tynan."Tommy Tynan" . Plymouth Argyle. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2010. As of 2010, Tony Capaldi is the club's most capped international player,"Tony Capaldi returns to Argyle for trial" . The Plymouth Herald. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010. having made 21 appearances for Northern Ireland during his Argyle career. Eight players have gone on to become the club's manager; including caretakers, 11 former players have held responsibility for first-team selection.Cowdery & Curno (2009), Miscellany, p. 45. Rory Fallon is the only player listed who has represented his country at the World Cup while with the club."Rory Fallon profile". International Federation of Association Football. Retrieved 7 September 2010. He scored the goal that secured New Zealand's place in the 2010 tournament,"Rory Fallon – New Zealand's new sporting hero" . BBC Sport. Paul Fletcher. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2010. and played in all three of their matches in the group stage."Rory Fallon profile" . New Zealand Football. Retrieved 12 October 2010.

Table key

*Elected to the club's Hall of Fame†Club captains who have won a major honour‡Denotes player currently playing for the club¤Player holds a club record; appearances, goals, international caps♦Won the Player of the Year award. Multiple symbols denote multiple wins

Argyle careerYears that the player was registered to the clubStartsAppearances made as a member of the starting lineupSubsAppearances made after coming on as a substituteGoalsGoals scored in official competitive matchesInternationalStatistics from matches sanctioned by FIFA, the sports governing body

Players

"Plymouth Argyle" . Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2011.

NameNationalityPositionArgyle careerStartsSubsTotalGoalsAppsGoalsNotesAppearancesInternational1903–19061910–191110701071903–19061450145—1903–1909†27202721903–19061510151—1904–19061010101421904–19061907–19142400240—1904–1907109010917—1905–19122180218Danes (2009), Complete Record, pp. 121–122.—1905–1906†1908–1919†3250325411906–19152390239921907–19213420342—1907–19152880288—1907–19091910–1911132013213—1907–1920305030525—1908–1923257025750—1909–19152020202—1910–1921196019643—1911–19231860186681911–19242500250—1911–19241870187—1912–19304670467—1913–1923136013622—1914–19304000400"Ireland 0–1 Wales" . Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 17 August 2010.—1919–19241410141—1919–1928279027915—1920–1925198019827—1920–19241190119—1920–1923111011110"Jack Hill profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 17 August 2010.—1921–19311050105—1921–193440104011923–19281470147—*1924–19384910491¤1924–1934199019918"England 1–3 Wales" . Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 17 August 2010.—1924–1936213021350—1925–19291660166531926–1934214021413—1926–19332410241—1926–1933147014732—1926–1932†1770177"Fred Titmuss profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 17 August 2010.1927–19341280128—1927–1933153015385"Ray Bowden profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 17 August 2010.—1928–19392320232—1928–19352230223591928–1934241024114—1929–193925602561930–1937257025721—1931–19462510251—1932–194025802581933–19391680168—1934–1939144014413—1935–19391110111—1946–19563560356"Bill Short profile" . Neil Brown. Retrieved 17 August 2010.—1946–19531958–1960150015039—1946–1953166016642—1947–1955271027181—1947–19584410441—1947–1955246024610—1947–195525302531948–1953194019443"Gordon Astall profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 17 August 2010.—*1949–1954†18801881949–1958290029026"Neil Dougall profile" . Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 17 August 2010.1949–1956221022113—1951–19633820382—1953–1962259025946—1953–19581290129—*1955–1966447144855—1955–19642160216—1957–19611460146—1957–1964†27502751957–1960111011116—1958–19641930193—1959–19631490149—1960–1962104010439—1960–19641450145—1960–1963147014737—1960–1967328032811♦1962–19701213124—1963–19681571158—1963–19701615166—1964–1967109010912—1964–1967110011012"Barrie Jones profile" . Neil Brown. Retrieved 17 August 2010.—1965–197118411195741965–19754347441171965–1970233023337♦1965–1971132814025—1966–19742381124955—1967–19701640164"Pat Dunne profile" . Plymouth Argyle. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2010.♦1968–1971113011317♦1968–19752489257*1968–19742525257—1969–19741091212142♦*1970–19762070207♦1971–19771016107—1971–1974113011317♦1971–1973112511730—1971–1974138113910"Davie Provan profile" . Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 17 August 2010.♦1973–19812181323143—*1973–1976154115561"Paul Mariner profile" . The Football Association. Retrieved 17 August 2010.♦ ♦1973–19771979–1982286228819—1973–197913015145—1974–19781465151—1974–198123414248♦ ♦1974–1977†1220122101974–1976100110140—1975–19781126118—1976–198537110381—1977–1981146314911—1977–198934212354—*1978–199258634620¤87♦1979–1990380738718—1979–19873850385—1979–19821390139—1979–1983183218549♦*1981–1987334033417♦1981–1985190519519—1983–1985109511425♦*1983–19851986–19903082310♦ ♦ ♦1984–1994316832414—1984–1987149315222—1984–19871169125—1984–199014122163341985–19891536159—1985–1988†1061107"Gerry McElhinney profile" . Neil Brown. Retrieved 17 August 2010.1986–19901067113—1986–19891996–19961020102♦1987–19921999–2000236123718♦1988–19911440144♦1988–19901998–20011542217648—1988–199312310133—1989–20013413637726♦1989–19921470147—*1990–19972001–20063518143281"Ireland's international players" . Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 18 August 2010."Mickey Evans profile" . Plymouth Argyle. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2010.♦1990–19931381139—1991–19941998–19991411415548♦1992–1995117312039—1992–1995111511632—1992–19961456151—1992–19961998–200014911160♦ ♦1992–19951501016037—1993–19932001–20081853722214—1993–1995982100—1993–19971513154—1995–199812512137♦1995–2000†231423517♦ ♦1995–19971999–200110710117—1995–19981181213032—1995–1998812110213—1995–19991411715818"Ronnie Mauge profile" . Soca Warriors. Retrieved 17 August 2010.—1995–19981520152—*1995–2008†2012–‡4363947566♦ ♦1997–200215415169—1997–20011750175—1998–200514631177—1999–20041475420145—2000–20051721318544—2000–20123144318♦2000–20041052613112—2000–20051650165—2001–20081716177—*2001–2005193019326♦2001–2005765513132—2001–20082013–‡1561157—2002–20071198127—2002–20082321124328♦2003–20071312215312¤"Tony Capaldi profile" . Irish Football Association. Retrieved 18 August 2010.2004–20091348142—2005–20082011–‡86511371800—2005–20077332105"Ákos Buzsáky profile" . National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 August 2010.—2006–20081038111♦2006–2010988106—2006–20111435148—2007–20111025816022"Rory Fallon profile" . National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 August 2010.—2008–20119026116—2008–20111069115—2008–2010841810216"Jamie Mackie profile" . Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 4 January 2011.—2009–20121052107"Fletcher opts to end Wales career". BBC Sport. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2010.♦ ♦2010–‡1077114♦

Footnotes

A. : Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut. B. : For a detailed description of playing positions, see Association football positions."Position guide: who is in a team?" . BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2010. C. : Appearances and goals are sourced to Danes (2009), up to and including the 2008–09 season,Danes (2009), Complete Record, pp. 382–398. and to Soccerbase as appropriate thereafter. Statistics from the abandoned 1939–40 season and subsequent wartime competitions, including the 1945–46 Football League season, are generally not included by football historians. Substitutions were introduced in 1965. D. : Caps and goals at international level are sourced to Danes (2009), up to and including the 2008–09 season,Danes (2009), Complete Record, pp. 369–381. and the relevant player reference thereafter. Caps earned during the players whole career are included, not just those won while contracted to Plymouth Argyle. E. : Jack was the first player to sign a professional contract with the club. F. : A player who later managed the club; including caretakers."Plymouth Argyle confirm Carl Fletcher as manager". BBC Sport. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011. G. : Clark led the team to the Western League championship in the 1904–05 season.Danes (2009), Complete Record, pp. 146–147."Charlie Clark profile" . Plymouth Argyle. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2010. H. : Scored four goals in one match.Danes (2009), Complete Record, p. 366.Danes (2009), Complete Record, pp. 82–83. I. : Wilcox led the team to the Southern League championship in the 1912–13 season."Harry Wilcox profile" . Plymouth Argyle. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2010. J. : Holds club record for goals scored; second overall for appearances made.Cowdery & Curno (2009), Miscellany, p. 156.